GHOSTS

中英词典：GHOSTS

1. 形容词

a. 鬼魂的；幽灵的

英文解释：of or relating to a ghost or ghosts

例句：

1. She claimed to have seen a ghostly figure floating in the hallway.（她声称在走廊里看到了一个飘浮的幽灵。）
2. The abandoned house had a ghostly atmosphere.（这座废弃的房子有一种幽灵般的氛围。）

b. 模糊的；虚幻的

英文解释：having a very slight or vague resemblance

例句：

1. In the distance, we could see the ghostly outline of the mountain range.（在远处，我们可以看到山脉的模糊轮廓。）
2. The memory of that day was just a ghostly image in his mind.（那天的记忆只是他脑海中的一幅模糊图像。）

2. 名词

a. 鬼魂；幽灵

英文解释：the soul of a dead person, a disembodied spirit imagined, usually as a vague, shadowy or evanescent form, as wandering among or haunting living persons

例句：

1. The old castle is said to be haunted by ghosts.（据说这座古堡被鬼魂所附身。）
2. He claimed to have communicated with the ghost of his deceased grandmother.（他声称与他已故的祖母的鬼魂进行了交流。）

b. 幽灵般的存在；某人的阴影

英文解释：a faint trace or visible evidence of something

例句：

1. The town's history still echoes with the ghosts of the past.（这个城镇的历史仍然回荡着过去的阴影。）
2. The ghost of his failed marriage haunted him for years.（他失败的婚姻一直困扰着他多年。）

3. 词语辨析

a. ghost, specter, phantom

英文解释：These nouns refer to a supposed supernatural appearance. Ghost applies to the spirit of a dead person or animal that appears or otherwise makes its presence known to the living: a haunted house with several malicious ghosts. Specter is usually reserved for a ghost that is particularly frightening or disturbing: a terrifying specter that loomed at the foot of the bed. Phantom emphasizes the ghostly appearance or seeming reality of what is not actually there: "His companions saw only a small phantom figure . . . resembling Frédéric" (Willa Cather).

4. 词汇扩充

a. apparition

英文解释：a supernatural appearance of a person or thing, especially a ghost; a specter or phantom

例句：

1. The old house was rumored to be frequented by apparitions at night.（有传言说这座老房子夜晚经常出现幽灵。）
2. She claimed to have seen an apparition of her deceased husband in the garden.（她声称在花园里看到了她已故丈夫的幽灵。）

5. 近义词

a. specter, phantom, spirit, spook

英文解释：

• Specter：a ghostly appearing figure; something that haunts or perturbs the mind
• Phantom：a ghostly appearing figure
• Spirit：the soul of a dead person
• Spook：a ghost

例句：

1. The old house was said to be haunted by a specter.（据说这座老房子被一个幽灵所附身。）
2. I felt a phantom presence in the room, but there was nobody there.（我感到屋子里有一个幽灵存在，但没有人。）
3. Many people believe in spirits and an afterlife.（许多人相信有灵魂和来世。）
4. The children were scared by the spook stories told around the campfire.（孩子们被篝火边讲述的幽灵故事吓到了。）

6. 反义词

a. living beings

英文解释：organisms that are alive

例句：

1. Ghosts are believed to be the spirits of the dead, while living beings are those who are still alive.（人们认为幽灵是死者的灵魂，而活着的人是那些还活着的人。）
2. She could not distinguish between the living beings and the ghosts in the crowded room.（在拥挤的房间里，她无法区分活着的人和鬼魂。）

7. 柯林斯词典（Collins Dictionary）

名词

1. A ghost is the spirit of a dead person that someone believes they can see or feel.
2. You can refer to a very pale color as a ghost of another color.

动词

1. If something is ghosted, it is made to appear or seem less clear or visible.
2. If a book or other piece of writing is ghosted, it is written by a ghostwriter.

8. 牛津词典（Oxford Dictionary）

名词

1. An apparition of a dead person is a ghost.
2. If something is a shadow or a ghost of a particular thing, it is very much less powerful, good, important, or clear than that thing.

动词

1. If you ghost someone, you deliberately end a romantic relationship with them by not replying to any of their messages or refusing to see them.
2. If you ghostwrite something, you write it for someone else who is named as the writer.

9. 用法

a. 形容词用法：

例句：

1. She claimed to have seen a ghostly figure floating in the hallway.
2. The abandoned house had a ghostly atmosphere.

b. 名词用法：

例句：

1. The old castle is said to be haunted by ghosts.
2. He claimed to have communicated with the ghost of his deceased grandmother.

c. 动词用法：

例句：

1. If something is ghosted, it is made to appear or seem less clear or visible.
2. If a book or other piece of writing is ghosted, it is written by a ghostwriter.

10. 例句

1. She claimed to have seen a ghostly figure floating in the hallway.（她声称在走廊里看到了一个飘浮的幽灵。）
2. The abandoned house had a ghostly atmosphere.（这座废弃的房子有一种幽灵般的氛围。）
3. In the distance, we could see the ghostly outline of the mountain range.（在远处，我们可以看到山脉的模糊轮廓。）
4. The memory of that day was just a ghostly image in his mind.（那天的记忆只是他脑海中的一幅模糊图像。）
5. The old castle is said to be haunted by ghosts.（据说这座古堡被鬼魂所附身。）
6. He claimed to have communicated with the ghost of his deceased grandmother.（他声称与他已故的祖母的鬼魂进行了交流。）
7. The town's history still echoes with the ghosts of the past.（这个城镇的历史仍然回荡着过去的阴影。）
8. The ghost of his failed marriage haunted him for years.（他失败的婚姻一直困扰着他多年。）
9. The old house was rumored to be frequented by apparitions at night.（有传言说这座老房子夜晚经常出现幽灵。）
10. She claimed to have seen an apparition of her deceased husband in the garden.（她声称在花园里看到了她已故丈夫的幽灵。）
11. The old house was said to be haunted by a specter.（据说这座老房子被一个幽灵所附身。）
12. I felt a phantom presence in the room, but there was nobody there.（我感到屋子里有一个幽灵存在，但没有人。）
13. Many people believe in spirits and an afterlife.（许多人相信有灵魂和来世。）
14. The children were scared by the spook stories told around the campfire.（孩子们被篝火边讲述的幽灵故事吓到了。）
15. Ghosts are believed to be the spirits of the dead, while living beings are those who are still alive.（人们认为幽灵是死者的灵魂，而活着的人是那些还活着的人。）
16. She could not distinguish between the living beings and the ghosts in the crowded room.（在拥挤的房间里，她无法区分活着的人和鬼魂。）
17. A ghost is the spirit of a dead person that someone believes they can see or feel.
18. You can refer to a very pale color as a ghost of another color.
19. If something is ghosted, it is made to appear or seem less clear or visible.
20. If a book or other piece of writing is ghosted, it is written by a ghostwriter.
21. An apparition of a dead person is a ghost.
22. If something is a shadow or a ghost of a particular thing, it is very much less powerful, good, important, or clear than that thing.
23. If you ghost someone, you deliberately end a romantic relationship with them by not replying to any of their messages or refusing to see them.
24. If you ghostwrite something, you write it for someone else who is named as the writer.